Underutilised crops represent an important component of agro-biodiversity with potential to
contribute to climate change adaptation, food security and sovereignty in poor rural areas.
However, despite emerging research interest, they continue to occupy the peripheries of
mainstream agriculture. There is a need to consolidate the gains made and propose a
coherent strategy for translating underutilised crops into mainstream agriculture. The status
of underutilised crops in South Africa (past, present and on-going research) was reviewed …